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Pre-print and Post-print Article Policy

Wayne State University Press Self-Archiving and Institutional Repository Policy

for Pre-print and Post-print Versions of Articles Submitted to and Published by Wayne State University Press Journals

A pre-print is defined as the un-refereed, pre-copyedited, author-version of an article submitted for publication to a Wayne State University Press journal.

A post-print is defined as the version of an article following peer review that contains author revisions but that has not been copyedited by the Wayne State University Press journal that will publish the article.

A final is defined as the version of an article that has been copyedited, proofread, and published by the Wayne State University press journal.

Authors retain the right to make pre-print and post-print versions of their article available on their personal website, institutional repository, or not-for-profit server, including PubMed, upon acceptance by the Wayne State University press journal. Authors are not required to remove pre-print and/or post-print versions after publication.

A pre-print must be accompanied by this notice: “This is an un-refereed, pre-copyedited version of an article submitted for publication in (journal title, volume and issue numbers, and year). The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available from Wayne State University Press.”

A post-print must be accompanied by this notice: “This is a pre-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in (journal title, volume and issue numbers, and year) following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available from Wayne State University Press.”

A PDF of the final version of an article may be deposited by authors on their personal website, institutional repository, or not-for-profit server 12 months after publication.